0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Taroon · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Taroon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A staggering 91.3% of adults in Taroon are working or looking for work, a figure far above the national average. The area is almost entirely focused on primary production and management roles, with a tiny population and an unemployment rate of 0.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is very common here, sitting 30 points higher than the Australian figure. While full-time employment at 57.1% is slightly below the state and national averages, the unemployment rate is well below both at 0.0%.
91.3% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 91.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.1% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for the area, accounting for 71.4% of jobs. Health care and social assistance make up another 19.0% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managerial roles are the most common occupation in Taroon, making up 71.4% of the workforce.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Taroon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22453/taroon/topic/employment